Table 1 Estimated prevalence of drinkers and average consumption among drinkers

1998

56.2 (53.7; 58.7)

52.1 (49.1; 55.6)

19.0 (17.2; 20.8)

32.7 (30.2; 35.0)

1999

55.4 (53.1; 57.6)

51.0 (48.4; 54.0)

18.9 (17.3; 20.5)

31.9 (29.7; 33.7)

2000

54.5 (52.5; 56.5)

50.1 (47.8; 52.6)

18.8 (17.4; 20.3)

31.1 (29.3; 32.6)

2001

53.7 (51.9; 55.5)

49.1 (47.1; 51.3)

18.8 (17.5; 20.0)

30.4 (28.8; 31.7)

2002

53.0 (51.3; 54.6)

48.2 (46.4; 50.2)

18.7 (17.6; 19.9)

29.7 (28.2; 31.0)

2003

52.3 (50.7; 53.8)

47.2 (45.5; 49.2)

18.7 (17.6; 19.8)

29.1 (27.7; 30.4)

2004

51.7 (50.2; 53.2)

46.5 (44.7; 48.4)

18.6 (17.6; 19.7)

28.5 (27.1; 30.0)

2005

51.2 (49.7; 52.6)

45.8 (44.0; 47.6)

18.6 (17.6; 19.7)

28.0 (26.6; 29.5)

2006

50.8 (49.4; 52.2)

45.1 (43.4; 47.0)

18.6 (17.7; 19.6)

27.6 (26.1; 29.1)

2007

50.6 (49.2; 52.0)

44.7 (42.9; 46.5)

18.7 (17.7; 19.6)

27.2 (25.7; 28.7)

2008

50.6 (49.2; 52.0)

44.3 (42.5; 46.1)

18.7 (17.8; 19.7)

26.9 (25.4; 28.4)

2009

50.7 (49.3; 52.0)

44.0 (42.2; 45.8)

18.8 (17.9; 19.8)

26.6 (25.1; 28.0)

2010

50.9 (49.6; 52.2)

43.7 (42.0; 45.6)

18.9 (18.0; 19.9)

26.4 (24.9; 27.8)

2011

51.2 (49.9; 52.6)

43.5 (41.7; 45.4)

19.1 (18.1; 20.0)

26.2 (24.7; 27.6)

2012

51.7 (50.3; 53.1)

43.3 (41.5; 45.3)

19.2 (18.2; 20.3)

26.1 (24.6; 27.6)

2013

52.2 (50.6; 53.7)

43.2 (41.2; 45.3)

19.4 (18.3; 20.5)

26.1 (24.4; 27.7)

2014

52.7 (51.0; 54.5)

43.1 (40.8; 45.4)

19.6 (18.3; 20.9)

26.1 (24.2; 28.0)

2015

53.3 (51.3; 55.3)

42.9 (40.4; 45.5)

19.8 (18.3; 21.3)

26.2 (24.0; 28.4)

2016

53.9 (51.5; 56.2)

42.8 (40.0; 45.7)

20.0 (18.3; 21.7)

26.4 (23.8; 28.9)